St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,133 17% 41.8%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197 20.9% 42.1%
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,015 19.8% 39.4%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160 13.5% 41%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181 20.2% 43.1%
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,093 17.8% 42.6%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,085 19.5% 39.7%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050 20.3% 41%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191 20% 41.2%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186 17.6% 39.4%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090 16.6% 41.5%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,193 16.3% 42%
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,155 12.9% 41.8%
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS
Secondary 1,100 20.7% 41.8%
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 956 16.1% 43%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178 14.2% 42.2%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078 18.6% 44.1%
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,134 10.9% 43.5%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,143 17.9% 41.4%
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051 17.4% 44.4%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,040 11.9% 40.9%
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE
Secondary 1,120 16.8% 44.5%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,186 14.8% 43.9%
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,125 18.3% 46.2%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122 20% 40.3%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 1,008 18.6% 44.1%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,217 14.7% 41.4%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,133 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,562
Coopers School
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
Secondary 1,299
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,293
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,428
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,135
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,449
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,507
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,596
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 686
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,805
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,685
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,435
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,428
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE
Secondary 847
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,539
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,710
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,757
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,736
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 979